Characteristics and clinical management of inguinal endometriosis

Natsumi Iwai, Ai Saeki, Rie Kusumoto, Shota Asano, Yumi Hosokawa, Takashi Matsumoto
In: JAPANESE JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGIC AND OBSTETRIC ENDOSCOPY · 2022 · vol. 38(2) , pp. 11–18 · doi:10.5180/jsgoe.38.2_11 · W4317924336
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Abstract

Inguinal endometriosis, a rare and diagnostically challenging condition, is occasionally misdiagnosed by general surgeons as an inguinal hernia or a hydrocele of the canal of Nuck. In this study, we retrospectively investigated 23 patients with inguinal endometriosis diagnosed at our hospital between January 2006 and September 2021. Per our hospital policy, surgical treatment consists of resection from the round ligament to the inguinal lesion; notably, to date, no patient has shown recurrence with this approach. Individualized therapy (drug vs. surgical treatment) should be carefully selected based on the patient's condition.

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